Associations between ambient exposure to styrene, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes and hospitalizations in the US Gulf region
Even at low ambient concentrations, BTEX exposures may increase the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory hospitalizations among older adults. These findings support greater public health attention to ambient BTEX, extending beyond traditional concerns focused on occupational and industrial settings.
Authors
- Bok H. Baek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1054-6325)
- J. David Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2833-2248)
- Chi‐Tsan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5642-3323)
- Yongsoo Choi
- Michelle L. Bell
- Lawrence S. Engel
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Seoul National University (KR)
- George Mason University (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Yale New Haven Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Research
- Published
- 2026-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2026.124217
- Primary Topic
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00